Where does “panhik-panaog” come from?

panhik-panaog (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog panaog, from Tagalog pa-, from Proto-Austronesian pa- — causative prefix.

panhik-panaog (Tagalog): frequently going up and down the stairs

Definitions

  1. frequently going up and down the stairs

Ancestry of “panhik-panaog”, step by step

panhik-panaog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog panaog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpanaogact of descending or going down from a ladder, stairs, car, tree, etc
2Tagalogpa-"adverbial prefix" - "Indicates process of...
3Proto-Austronesianpa-causative prefix

via Tagalog panhik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogpanhikact of climbing a ladder
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*panahik—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pa- →Every word from Tagalog pa- →Every word from Tagalog panaog →